For anyone who wants to actually speak German
Learn German by speaking from day one
Lingrow is an iOS app that teaches German through real voice conversations. You get 200+ scenarios and feedback after every conversation on grammar, vocabulary, fluency and pronunciation, including the cases and word order learners actually get wrong.
Updated 10 September 2026. Features and pricing wording checked this month.
Key facts
- Lingrow gives German learners 200+ conversation scenarios across 3 difficulty levels.
- German feedback covers the 4 cases, gender across der, die and das, and separable verbs.
- German stacks words into compounds, like Handschuh (hand plus shoe) meaning glove, and Lingrow's feedback catches the pieces.
- Lingrow holds a 4.7 App Store rating from 328 ratings in September 2026.
- Lingrow explains and gives feedback in 33 languages, so you don't have to learn through English.
Real German conversations
Lingrow gives you 200+ conversation scenarios in German at beginner, intermediate and advanced difficulty. You order coffee, take the metro, meet friends, sit a job interview and get through the small talk around it. The AI partner listens, replies in German and adapts to your level, so a beginner and someone who studied German for years can both work the same scenario without either one being bored or lost.
Cases and word order
Lingrow corrects you while you speak, then summarises every conversation across grammar, vocabulary, fluency and pronunciation. For German that means the cases changing der Mann to den Mann depending on its role in the sentence, picking the right article among der, die and das, and getting a separable verb like aufstehen right when it splits into ich stehe auf. Conversation scores track whether these are improving.
Learn in your own language
You don't have to learn through English. Lingrow explains, corrects and translates in any of 33 languages, from Arabic and Hindi to Polish and Vietnamese. You pick your language when you sign up and can change it later in settings. Your corrections, your hints and your end-of-conversation feedback all arrive in the language you actually think in. The tap-a-word dictionary, the flashcards and the guided lessons are in English.
What English speakers find hard
German gender doesn't track meaning the way English speakers expect: Mädchen (girl) is grammatically neuter, das Mädchen, despite referring to a female person. Word order moves too, since a subordinate clause pushes the verb to the end, and compound nouns build meaning out of smaller words stacked together, the way Handschuh (hand plus shoe) means glove. None of this shows up if you only read it; it has to be spoken to become automatic.
Vocabulary and flashcards
Lingrow ships a small starter set of German flashcards, not a big curated library, so most of your deck comes from what you actually say. Save any word straight from a conversation and it goes into your own deck with audio and an example sentence. A spaced-repetition scheduler brings each word back before you forget it, and daily reminders keep the reviews from piling up. The cases and articles you got wrong out loud are the ones you end up reviewing.
Who it suits
Beginners who freeze the moment a real conversation starts, travellers who want to survive a trip in Germany, Austria or Switzerland, and learners who studied German grammar for years but rarely spoke it out loud. The du-versus-Sie decision and the cases both need repetition in a real sentence, not a table, to become automatic. If you want a grammar textbook or written exam drills, pair Lingrow with something else.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Lingrow good for German beginners?
- Yes. Beginner scenarios have the AI partner speak slowly and simply, and it adapts as you improve. You can start knowing almost nothing and lean on hints, which arrive in your own language. If you want structured grammar teaching alongside it, pair Lingrow with a course app or textbook.
- Does Lingrow help with German cases?
- Yes. Scenarios put nouns in different roles in real sentences, so you practise der Mann shifting to den Mann depending on its job in the sentence, not just memorising a table. Feedback flags case mistakes after you speak, and repeating the scenario is how the right ending starts coming out automatically.
- Does Lingrow correct my German grammar?
- Yes. You get corrections while you speak, then a written summary covering grammar, vocabulary, fluency and pronunciation. For German the recurring issues are the cases, gender and separable verbs, and the summary tells you which ones tripped you up and what to practise next.
- Can I use Lingrow if English isn't my first language?
- Yes. Lingrow supports 33 languages for explanations and feedback, so you can learn through Arabic, Hindi, Polish, Vietnamese, Russian, Thai and 27 others instead of English. You choose your language when you sign up and can change it in settings. The tap-a-word dictionary, flashcards and guided lessons are still in English.
- How much does Lingrow cost and is there a free trial?
- Lingrow is a subscription and it starts with a free trial, so you can have real German conversations before paying anything. Prices vary by country, so check the App Store for yours. Lingrow is iOS only at the moment, so there's no Android or web version to try instead.
- Can Lingrow replace a German tutor?
- For daily speaking practice, yes, and at a fraction of the cost per hour. Lingrow is available any time, never judges you and repeats a scenario as often as you like. A tutor is still worth adding, if you can afford one, for exam coaching, writing correction and someone holding you accountable.
Start speaking German today
Download Lingrow on iOS and have your first German conversation in a few minutes.
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